Odd Lots

Nick Bostrom on What Happens if AI Solves All of Our Problems

August 20, 2026·55 min·6-min readconversationaltechnology
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In this episode of the Odd Lots podcast, hosts Joe Weisenthal and Tracy Alloway speak with philosopher Nick Bostrom about the dual extremes of AI development: existential risk and deep utopia. Bostrom reflects on his earlier work Superintelligence, which warned of unaligned AI leading

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Nick Bostrom

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Books, people, and resources mentioned in this episode.

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Nick BostromJoe WeisenthalTracy Alloway

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Superintelligenceby Nick BostromDeep Utopiaby Nick Bostrom

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OpenAIHugging Face

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Topics

Artificial IntelligenceEthicsFuture Of WorkLongevityMachine LearningPhilosophy

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